I
Idioms beginning with "I"
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Contents of I:
[in the face]
See:
[BLUE IN THE FACE],
[LOOK IN THE EYE] or [LOOK IN THE FACE],
[SLAP IN THE FACE],
[STARE IN THE FACE].
[in the face of] {adv. phr.}
1. When met or in the presence of; threatened by.
He was brave in the face of danger.
She began to cry in the face of failure.
2. Although opposed by; without being stopped by.
* /Talking continued even in the […]
[in the first place] {adv. phr.}
1. Before now; in the beginning; first.
You already ate breakfast! Why didn't you tell me that in the first place instead of saying you didn't want to eat?
* /Carl patched his old football but it soon leaked […]
[in the groove] {adj. phr.}, {slang}
Doing something very well; near perfection; at your best.
The band was right in the groove that night.
It was an exciting football game; every player was really in the groove.
[in the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal}
1a. Having a score lower than zero in a game, especially a card game; to a score below zero.
John went three points in the hole on the first hand of the card game.
1b. Behind an opponent; in […]
[in the know] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Knowing about things that most people do not know about; knowing secrets or understanding a special subject.
* /Tina helped Professor Smith make some of the exam questions, and she felt important to be in the […]